[ltp] Re: hotkey brightness problem

[Riccardo Paterna]

> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:42:45 +0200
> From: Jens Rutschmann <Jens.Rutschmann@gmx.info>
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Subject: Re: [ltp] hotkey brightness problem
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> 

> Hi,
> 
> I had the same problem some days ago (see mailing list archives from July, 21. - 
> 22.).
> 
> Try enabling first CONFIG_VIDEO_OUTPUT_CONTROL and then CONFIG_ACPI_VIDEO in the 
> kernel config. To find those options in menuconfig you may use the search 
> function invoked by the "/" key.
> 
Hi, now it work fine thanks a lot for the suggestions
cheers
Riccardo
> Best regards,
> Jens
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> Message: 3
> Subject: Re: [ltp] hotkey brightness problem
> From: Michael Karcher <karcher@physik.fu-berlin.de>
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Organization: Freie =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Universit=E4t?= Berlin
> Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:36:24 +0200
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
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> Am Montag, den 28.07.2008, 02:22 +0200 schrieb Riccardo Paterna:
>> Hi List,
>> i'm using gentoo with thinkpad-source i have some problem with
>> brightness keys...
>> If i use acpi_listen when i use the brightness key i don't see any signal
>> I'm using the latest ibm-acpi extra driver and in my dmesg i see :
>> =20
>> thinkpad_acpi: Disabling thinkpad-acpi brightness events by default...
>> thinkpad_acpi: Lenovo BIOS switched to ACPI backlight control mode
>> thinkpad_acpi: standard ACPI backlight interface available, not loading
>> native one...
>> How i can fix this and have brightness keys working?
> Just load video.ko (CONFIG_ACPI_VIDEO), and the brightness keys should
> work out of the box without any userspace or thinkpad specific stuff.
> (Thats what "switched to ACPI backlight control" means) If you *did*
> load video.ko, and still see no signal, hmh sould inspect your problem.
> But first thing he will ask is whether you are on the current BIOS and
> (most important!) what ThinkPad model you use.
Hi
i have thinkpad x60 with 2.16 bios the latest is 2.17 however i see the
changelog and there is only some fix for windows now whith your and jens
suggestions work fine
Thanks a lot
Regards
Riccardo
> 
> Regards,
>   MIchael Karcher
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> Message: 4
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Subject: Re: [ltp] X61s idle temperature/palm rest: partial solution
> Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:05:35 +0200
> From: Damien Challet <challet@isi.it>
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> 
>> The CPU is a L7500 (1,6 GHz).
> 
> same thing here.
> 
> I have tried laptop-mode, it does not decreases the 2nd and 3rd temps.
> 
> What distro/kernel are you using?
> 
> Best regards
> 
> Damien
> 
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